diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 85d806f..900e27d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
         <profile>
             <id>release</id>
             <properties>
-                <version.maven-release-plugin>3.0.0-M7</version.maven-release-plugin>
+                <version.maven-release-plugin>3.1.1</version.maven-release-plugin>
                 <version.maven-gpg-plugin>3.0.1</version.maven-gpg-plugin>
                 <version.nexus-staging-maven-plugin>1.7.0</version.nexus-staging-maven-plugin>
             </properties>